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20:The Popponesset Bay System
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297:Waquoit Bay
257:Hingham Bay
252:Duxbury Bay
217:waterbodies
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126:groundwater
39:(east), on
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615:70°27′33″W
612:41°35′30″N
595:Woods Hole
539:Weir River
529:Skug River
484:Fore River
469:Bass River
459:Back River
292:Quincy Bay
272:Nahant Bay
172:References
120:from high
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103:watershed
358:Cat Cove
307:Channels
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122:nitrogen
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577:Straits
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350:Coves
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